Fastnacht

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vastnaht, from vaste (“fast”) + naht (“night”). Cognate with Silesian East Central German Foasnacht, Mòcheno Vosnòcht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfastnaxt/ Hyphenation: Fast‧nacht === Noun === Fastnacht f (genitive Fastnacht, no plural) carnival Synonyms: Karneval; Fasching; Fasenacht; Fasnacht, Faßnacht; Fastelabend ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Fastnachtsfest Fastnachtszeit, Fastnachtzeit ==== Related terms ==== Fastnachten === Further reading === “Fastnacht” in Duden online “Fastnacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache